probably Mescalero Apache (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968 Search this
Seller:
Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Stanley R. Grant, Non-Indian, 1918-1993 Search this
Object Name:
Woman's skirt and cape
Media/Materials:
Deerhide/deerskin, metal cones, ochre, elk tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Overlay beadwork , painted, stitched
Dimensions:
75 x 66 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
1880-1910
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but said to have been brought to England in the late 1880s ; formerly in the collection of Beatrice Minnie Cooper Kauper (Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper, 1896-1968, of Surrey, England); purchased by MAI from Beatrice Kauper in 1964 with funds donated by MAI Trustee Stanley R. Grant (1918-1993).
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